Just your friendly Nottingham Forest fan here

Mr Haddock right here, the London based mostly Nottingham Forest fan.

A superb pal launched me to The Magazine and I’ve learn some actually good articles on it.

Lots of you could have observed {that a} sure contributor’s articles practically all the time have a dig at Forest, in some form or type.

What introduced me to jot down this text, was the truth that our golf equipment have loads in widespread for the time being with PSR and the enforced horse-trading, but in addition there’s a little bit of historical past between us.

I lately noticed a graphic on the BBC Sport web site that offers the share chance of groups making Champions League – it put you lot at 44.6% and making fifth, whereas it offers Forest at 33.6%, making sixth.

I’m after all going to plant my flag and say I reckon we are able to do you at St James’ Park, as we’ve received Woody and your Geordie Maradona, Elliot Anderson – each have been unbelievable for us, whereas you’ve received Odysseas Vlachodimos, someplace.

You’ve received a distracting two legged cup semi and regardless of your despotic bottomless pit of wealth, you’re going to must flog Bruno to Man Metropolis, Isak to Arsenal and Betfred needs to go house to Italy (the Wetherspoons gag has backfired now).

Speaking of shared gamers.

James Perch (I’m anticipating fish puns within the feedback, don’t disappoint please) has simply retired after taking part in for Ilkeston City. Now Perch is an effective instance of how far we’ve each come within the final decade or so. He was our solely sellable participant/prospect, that’s how garbage we had been again then and you obtain him!

There’s a very good record of gamers between us. Really this displays our shared industrial previous. While you had pits and work you attracted people to Newcastle.

People like Stuart Pearce, Jermaine Jenas, Karl Darlow, Jamaal Lascelles, and the legendary James Perch. Andrew Cole was from Nottingham (depressing sod, that’s what occurs while you transfer to Newcastle too younger).

Nevertheless, occasions change and like when Nottingham nonetheless had viable pits and jobs (who talked about scabs???), you lot got here down in numbers and even settled right here, chasing our nurses and hosiery staff – identical to Frank Clark.

We loved the ginger Pirlo who helped us get promotion and hated that Shelvey lad (reckon you may need taken Odysseas  off us out of guilt over Shelvey).

Olive Haddock with Jack Colback

Now we now have Woody and the Midland Messi, who can be taught his craft taking part in alongside our Yates.

The League Cup will do to you what Champions League did to you final season and ‘Notts’ Forest can be on the pi.. with Nuno in Europe.